Copy the sample sentence on one side of your notecard.
SAMPLE SENTENCE: A teenager in a black tank top, a greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back, hoisted a toddler onto her shoulder.
Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams SAMPLE SENTENCE: She burst into great sobs,her whole body shaking, tears streaming down her face.
Michael Crichton, Travels
Copy the description on the other side. A sentence part describing the rest of the sentence in which it appears. Absolutes are almost complete sentences. As a test, you can make every absolute a sentence by adding was or were.
Create a blog! Click here! Have a little fun playing with the design of your blog. Make it yours! Experiment with posting something. Make sure you know how to change the look of your blog and how to post on your blog.
Your first blog post will be your thINK post on the gender article from the USA Today. Type your revised final draft. You can either type it directly into Blogger or type it on Word and copy and paste into a new post.
Homework
Read chapters 2 and 3 and answer the questions by Friday! Be ready for a reading quiz!
Also, you will need a recipe for a food that is important in your family traditions. Talk to your family! Bring in a recipe by Monday. We will be writing process narratives very similar to the chapters in the book that incorporate your recipe into a narrative about a family gathering.
Bell Ringer: Absolute Phrases
Copy the sample sentence on one side of your notecard.SAMPLE SENTENCE: A teenager in a black tank top, a greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back, hoisted a toddler onto her shoulder.
Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
SAMPLE SENTENCE: She burst into great sobs, her whole body shaking, tears streaming down her face.
Michael Crichton, Travels
Copy the description on the other side.
A sentence part describing the rest of the sentence in which it appears. Absolutes are almost complete sentences. As a test, you can make every absolute a sentence by adding was or were.
Discussion
Discuss chapter 1. Magical realism? Love? Conflicts? Symbolism? Answer the questions together.Read Aloud: A Student Blog!
A College Freshman's BlogBlogs!
Create a blog! Click here! Have a little fun playing with the design of your blog. Make it yours! Experiment with posting something. Make sure you know how to change the look of your blog and how to post on your blog.Important As soon as you have created your blog, you need to send me the URL in an email! <mhsenglishalley@gmail.com>
How Do I Send You My Blog URL?
Your First Post!
Your first blog post will be your thINK post on the gender article from the USA Today. Type your revised final draft. You can either type it directly into Blogger or type it on Word and copy and paste into a new post.Homework